A. L. A. Catalog, 1904-1911: Class List; 3, 000 Titles for a Popular Library, with Notes and Indexes
Elva L Bascom
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Sept. 10, 2018)
Excerpt from A. L. A. Catalog, 1904-1911: Class List; 3, 000 Titles for a Popular Library, With Notes and Indexes In consulting this list its limitations of date should be. Kept in mind. With a very few exceptions, to be mentioned later, it includes no works earlier than 1904, the date of the original Catalog, and less than a half dozen 1912 works, which have been added where there existed no book of earlier date that was equally good. The general plan of the Catalog and the routine of cooperation in the selection of titles practically coincide with those of. The original work (see p. 6, 8 of Editorial preface to Class list) except that the whole routine, from the preliminary selection to the final preparation for printing, has remained in the hands of one person. The list of cooperating librarians and experts has been much less extensive, owing to the fact that in the A; L. A. Booklist the editor had at hand a body of titles, covering nearly the whole period, which had already had the benefit of a certain amount of cooperative Opinion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.